Cultivating independent designers, inventors and tinkerers School are offering weekly Maker classes, after school Maker Clubs, Summer Maker camps ! Students are learning how to explore ideas, fail, try again, create, market, etc.
The dschool at Stanford University has a k-12 Design Resource Kit
Denver Museum of Nature and Science hosts them annually - see what other teachers are doing to create innovators ! Dedicate part of your classroom time or talk to admin about a specials slot !
Cultivating independent designers, inventors and tinkerers
School are offering weekly Maker classes, after school Maker Clubs, Summer Maker camps !
Students are learning how to explore ideas, fail, try again, create, market, etc.
The dschool at Stanford University has a k-12 Design Resource Kit
Here is a wonderful idea book by Edutopia:
Link to Edutopia Ideas and Articles
Link to Resources for getting started
Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit:
Blank Workbook
Some articles worth reviewing:
Time
Newsweek
Huffington Post
Maker Faires are everywhere !
Denver Museum of Nature and Science hosts them annually - see what other teachers are doing to create innovators ! Dedicate part of your classroom time or talk to admin about a specials slot !